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临床试验/NCT06255873
NCT06255873已完成不适用

Effects of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Gastric Emptying in Children With Drug Resistant Epilepsy on Ketogenic Diet

Ain Shams University2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 30 人开始时间: 2023年1月20日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
30
试验地点
2
主要终点
Assessment the effect of L-carnitine supplementation on gastric emptying in children with drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) on ketogenic diet (KD).

研究概览

简要总结

This study was conducted on thirty children aged from12 months to 18 years newly diagnosed with drug resistant epilepsy and following up at Pediatric Nutrition and Neurology Outpatient Clinics assigned randomly into 2 groups, group1: patients who started ketogenic diet with L-carnitine and group2: patients who started ketogenic diet only.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
12 Months 至 18 Years(Child, Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • All infants and children aged from 12 months to 18 years old newly diagnosed with drug resistant epilepsy and were assigned to start KD.

排除标准

  • Patients with intolerance or non-compliance to ketogenic diet therapy.
  • Patients for epilepsy surgery or vagal nerve stimulation.
  • Children with history of previous abdominal operations.
  • Children with history of GI diseases affecting GI motility before starting KD.
  • Children with tube feeding or feeding gastrostomy or jejunostomy.

结局指标

主要结局

Assessment the effect of L-carnitine supplementation on gastric emptying in children with drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) on ketogenic diet (KD).

时间窗: At time of enrollment and 3 months of intervention.

Antral length measurement using abdominal ultrasonography.

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Haya Essam Ibrahim

lecturer of pediatrics

Ain Shams University

研究点 (2)

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